(313) No play in the USA (was Movement I-F dicussion)

2004-04-05 Thread Michael . Elliot-Knight
he's told his agents that he never wants to play in the US again Did he state for what reason? This isn't the first time I've heard this and I'm sure many other list members have heard artists say this. US artists who rarely play in the US or who leave the US to live elsewhere because they

Re: (313) No play in the USA (was Movement I-F dicussion)

2004-04-05 Thread Cyclone Wehner
Dave Clarke says it too. It's really tough getting into the US now even for a holiday. They are not just suss on potential terrorists but foreign media, DJs, producers, even with visas. They're introducing fingerprinting for *all* tourists come Sept even from so called friendly nations. I

Re: (313) No play in the USA (was Movement I-F dicussion)

2004-04-05 Thread Dennis DeSantis
Cyclone Wehner wrote: I have heard a lot of international DJs say the current climate in the US is offputting. You'll find a lot of domestic DJs saying the same thing. I don't think the recent/continuing mass exodus to Berlin is entirely career-motivated. -- Dennis DeSantis

Re: (313) No play in the USA (was Movement I-F dicussion)

2004-04-05 Thread Pete Grammenos
There's a long standing joke about the same 20 people coming out to hear fill in your fav techno dj here play in NYC ;( It's even been written in the village voice, so sad. What makes it so sad is that it's so very true... and getting worse because some of the 20 have moved to Berlin. -p

Re: (313) No play in the USA (was Movement I-F dicussion)

2004-04-05 Thread Cyclone Wehner
No doubt. I always love visiting the US though. Or maybe people are just in a state of flux. There's also a lot of Brits and others heading to Berlin, like Ewan Pearson. Also people going to Spain (Christian Smith, Cristian Vogel, Funk D'Void, etc). Carl Cox has been over here and telling

Re: (313) No play in the USA (was Movement I-F dicussion)

2004-04-05 Thread ulysses
Actually, Dave Clarke doesn't play in the US because he charges $10,000 for a gig. Nobody is worth that much money. ;) e Dave Clarke says it too. It's really tough getting into the US now even for a holiday. They are not just suss on potential terrorists but foreign media, DJs, producers,

Re: (313) No play in the USA (was Movement I-F dicussion)

2004-04-05 Thread Cyclone Wehner
Sometimes people charge hefty amounts for other reasons. Like they're saying, I don't really wanna play there... I don't know what his reasons are. But he's playing Hobart, Tasmania, and there's no way they'd have that money. -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: